WordPress
WordPress Categories and Tags
Organize your WordPress content with categories and tags so readers and search engines can find related articles.
Categories and tags help organize your blog posts and improve navigation and SEO.
Categories
Categories are broad, hierarchical groupings of posts.
Example structure:
- Services
- Web Hosting
- Web Design
- News
- Tutorials
Creating Categories
Go to Posts → Categories. Enter name, optional slug, optional parent, optional description. Click Add New Category.
Assigning Categories
When writing a post, check the desired category in the right panel under Categories. Every post should have at least one category.
Tags
Tags are non-hierarchical, more specific keywords.
Example tags for a WordPress security post: security, passwords, two-factor, malware, Wordfence
Creating/Adding Tags
Type tags directly in the Tags field when editing a post, or go to Posts → Tags to manage them all.
Best Practices
- Give every post exactly one primary category
- Add 3–8 relevant tags per post
- Categories: think of them as chapters in a book
- Tags: think of them as the index at the back
SEO Value
WordPress creates archive pages for each category and tag. These pages collect all posts under that topic, which can rank for category-level keywords.
Tips
- Don't create a new category for every post — keep categories broad and reusable
- Tags should describe the specific topics, not repeat the category name
- You can set a default category in Settings → Writing
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Use the guide above if you want to do it yourself. If you would rather avoid breaking email, DNS, files, SSL, or WordPress, our support team can help.